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SEEG-guided RF-thermocoagulation of epileptic foci: A therapeutic alternative for drug-resistant non-operable partial epilepsies

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  1. Service de Neurochirurgie Fonctionnelle, Hôpital Neurologique Pierre Wertheimer, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Bron, France

    M. Guénot & M. Sindou

  2. Service de Neurologie Fonctionnelle et d’Epileptologie, Hôpital Neurologique Pierre Wertheimer, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Bron, France

    J. Isnard, H. Catenoix & F. Mauguière

  3. Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, Lyon, France

    M. Guénot, J. Isnard, H. Catenoix, F. Mauguière & M. Sindou

  4. Institut Fédératif des Neurosciences de Lyon, Lyon, France

    M. Guénot, J. Isnard, H. Catenoix, F. Mauguière & M. Sindou

  5. INSERM, U879, Bron, France

    M. Guénot, J. Isnard, H. Catenoix & F. Mauguière

  6. Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, Lyon, France

    M. Guénot, J. Isnard, H. Catenoix & F. Mauguière

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Guénot, M., Isnard, J., Catenoix, H., Mauguière, F., Sindou, M. (2011). SEEG-guided RF-thermocoagulation of epileptic foci: A therapeutic alternative for drug-resistant non-operable partial epilepsies. In: Pickard, J.D., et al. Advances and Technical Standards in Neurosurgery. Advances and Technical Standards in Neurosurgery, vol 36. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-0179-7_4

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